45pts
James Harden
HOUvsBOS
Dec 27, 2018
NBA head-to-headCross-Conference
Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets Head-to-Head
Boston Celtics lead the all-time record 114-63 across 178 recorded meetings and 1 meeting without a final source score.
Matchup fact
The Boston Celtics won 44 of 55 meetings from 1967 through 1976.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026BOS
114
vs
HOU
63
178 meetings1 score unavailable
All-time
BOS lead 114-63
Recent form
BOS 7-3 over the latest 10
Last meeting
BOS won 114-93 on Feb 4, 2026
Closeness
51 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 11.4 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Feb 4, 26
HOU 93-114 BOS
BOSNov 1, 25
BOS 101-128 HOU
HOUJan 27, 25
BOS 112-114 HOU
HOUJan 3, 25
HOU 86-109 BOS
BOSJan 21, 24
HOU 107-116 BOS
BOSJan 13, 24
BOS 145-113 HOU
BOSMar 13, 23
HOU 111-109 BOS
HOUDec 27, 22
BOS 126-102 HOU
BOSNov 22, 21
BOS 108-90 HOU
BOSOct 24, 21
HOU 97-107 BOS
BOS| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2026 | HOU | BOS | 93–114 | BOS |
| Nov 1, 2025 | BOS | HOU | 101–128 | HOU |
| Jan 27, 2025 | BOS | HOU | 112–114 | HOU |
| Jan 3, 2025 | HOU | BOS | 86–109 | BOS |
| Jan 21, 2024 | HOU | BOS | 107–116 | BOS |
| Jan 13, 2024 | BOS | HOU | 145–113 | BOS |
| Mar 13, 2023 | HOU | BOS | 111–109 | HOU |
| Dec 27, 2022 | BOS | HOU | 126–102 | BOS |
| Nov 22, 2021 | BOS | HOU | 108–90 | BOS |
| Oct 24, 2021 | HOU | BOS | 97–107 | BOS |
Last Meeting
Feb 4, 2026Final
HOU
93
HOME
BOS
114
AWAY
Celticswon by21
Game 178 of all-time series
Matchup context
Boston Celtics have won 7 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Boston Celtics lead the complete decided record 114-63. The 11.4-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1967 to 2026
- 58 seasons
- Average margin
- 11.4 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 20
- 20 playoff meetings across 4 postseasons
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
114W
63W
BOS
HOU
64%36%
Boston CelticsHouston Rockets
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season157 games
99
58
Playoffs20 games
15
5
Boston Celtics Biggest Win
142–103+39
Nov 10, 1971
Houston Rockets Biggest Win
119–84+35
Feb 18, 1993
Decade Breakdown
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Season by Season
| Season ↓ | BOS ↕ | HOU ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
49-39
BOS
AWAY
24-65
HOU
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Boston Celtics won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.4 pts on average
11.4pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
BOS-Neutral
Last 1070%
All-Time64.4%
HOU-Neutral
Last 1030%
All-Time35.6%
Last 10 Results
BOS / HOU
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 38 of 178 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
4
BOS OT Wins
1
HOU OT Wins
3
Biggest OT Game
110-111 on Feb 29, 2020 (1OT)
Largest Leads
BOS Biggest Leads
+36pts
Mar 14, 2021
#2:+31 pts·Nov 29, 1996
#3:+29 pts·Nov 22, 2021
HOU Biggest Leads
+35pts
Nov 19, 2013
#2:+31 pts·Mar 7, 2007
#3:+29 pts·Nov 16, 2015
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
15
Nov 22, 2021
Average per Game
5.5
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
15
Dec 4, 1996
Average Ties per Game
4.2
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
19,156
Dec 27, 2022
Lowest
3,264
Mar 14, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
16,656
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
BOS43.9%
HOU44.2%
HOU +0.3 pp
3P%
BOS33.1%
HOU35.2%
HOU +2.1 pp
FT%
BOS77.0%
HOU75.6%
BOS +1.4 pp
TS%
BOS52.8%
HOU54.8%
HOU +2.0 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
BOS Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 500 | 23 | 21.7 | 38 |
| Antoine Walker | 241 | 12 | 20.1 | 27 |
| Jayson Tatum | 211 | 10 | 21.1 | 38 |
| Jaylen Brown | 196 | 11 | 17.8 | 39 |
| Marcus Smart | 151 | 16 | 9.4 | 26 |
| Kevin Garnett | 131 | 8 | 16.4 | 26 |
| Ray Allen | 127 | 8 | 15.9 | 29 |
| Avery Bradley | 112 | 9 | 12.4 | 24 |
| Isaiah Thomas | 111 | 4 | 27.8 | 38 |
| Al Horford | 108 | 8 | 13.5 | 21 |
| Rajon Rondo | 95 | 12 | 7.9 | 23 |
| Kyrie Irving | 91 | 4 | 22.8 | 26 |
| Mark Blount | 88 | 7 | 12.6 | 22 |
| Ricky Davis | 85 | 6 | 14.2 | 24 |
| Jared Sullinger | 73 | 6 | 12.2 | 24 |
HOU Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 396 | 14 | 28.3 | 45 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 210 | 9 | 23.3 | 40 |
| Yao Ming | 177 | 12 | 14.8 | 26 |
| Steve Francis | 169 | 9 | 18.8 | 33 |
| Tracy McGrady | 146 | 7 | 20.9 | 35 |
| Eric Gordon | 140 | 7 | 20.0 | 32 |
| Luis Scola | 117 | 7 | 16.7 | 27 |
| Trevor Ariza | 115 | 9 | 12.8 | 21 |
| Aaron Brooks | 113 | 9 | 12.6 | 30 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 90 | 5 | 18.0 | 33 |
| Terrence Jones | 83 | 5 | 16.6 | 25 |
| Kyle Lowry | 77 | 5 | 15.4 | 20 |
| Russell Westbrook | 77 | 2 | 38.5 | 41 |
| Clint Capela | 74 | 7 | 10.6 | 24 |
| Dwight Howard | 73 | 5 | 14.6 | 32 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
42pts
James Harden
HOUvsBOS
Feb 11, 2020
42pts
James Harden
HOUvsBOS
Mar 3, 2019
41pts
Russell Westbrook
HOUvsBOS
Feb 29, 2020
40pts
Cuttino Mobley
HOUvsBOS
Feb 23, 2002
Rivalry Fingerprint
Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.
Quarter scoring pulse
42 games with complete quarter lines
BOSHOU
How they create points
35 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Q2 scoring: HOU +2.5 points42 games
BOS highest-scoring quarter
Q3 · 25.5
HOU highest-scoring quarter
Q2 · 26.3
Widest fingerprint gap
HOU +2.5 q2 scoring
Questions about this record: Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets
How is the Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets meeting total counted?
The source contains 178 recorded meetings. 177 meetings have a winner; 1 meeting has no final source score and does not count as a win. This is why the meeting total can be larger than the two win totals combined.
What is the Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets NBA playoff record?
The playoff subset contains 20 games: Boston Celtics have 15 wins and Houston Rockets have 5. Those games are already included in the complete all-time total.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.